NEW HAMPSHIRE NEWS 



Young Nursery Professional Award 



Ken Francoeur of Stonewall 

 Nursery in Raymond is the NH 

 Young Nurseryman of the year. His 

 wholesale business specializes in 

 perennials. Francoeur will accept this 

 award at the NHPGA Winter Meeting 

 in January and NE Grows later in the 

 month. NHPGA is pleased to honor 

 this Rockingham county grower. 



UNH Thompson School Renovates 



This fall Thompson School classrooms 

 and student lounges are undergoing 

 updates. Total cost of the project is $2.5 

 million. Windows are scheduled for 

 replacement as well as changes to the 

 exterior of Cole Hall. Commuters will 

 appreciate the upgrades to the student 

 lounge. The construction work began 

 during the 2005 spring semester and 

 should be mostly complete just prior 

 to the end of the fall semester. 



Dana Samson, Department Chair 

 for the Horticulture Technology 

 Program reports that enrollments 

 are strong in her department. The 

 landscaper's certificate course is also 

 popular with students seeking a career 

 in the green industry. Additional 

 opportunities for real-world projects 

 have been buih into the curriculum. 



NHPGA Member Directory in the 

 Works 



An updated Membership 

 Directory is now in production. 

 Robert Demers is spearheading this 

 project. The directory will include 

 contact infonnation for all NHPGA 

 members and information about the 

 product and services offered by each 

 member. Look for distribution of the 

 directory early in 2006. 



2005 America in Bloom Winners 



Meredith, NH earned national 

 recognition for its floral displays. 



(left - to right) Doug Cole. Jeanie Forrester. Jennifer McKenua. Carol Cran- 

 field, and Walter Begley are shown before a display garden in Meredith. 



As a participating community in the 

 America in Bloom program, Meredith 

 was chosen for the top honor in the 

 category of 5,001- 10.000 residents. 



In a recent press release. Carol 

 Granfield, Meredith Town Manager, 

 exclaims, "This is a fantastic 

 recognition for Meredith." She 

 credits the town's success to the high 

 level of cooperation between town 

 management, local businesses, and 

 the broader community. 



The winners in nine population 

 categories were announced at the 

 Fourth Annual America in Bloom 

 (AIB) Symposium and Awards 

 Program on Saturday, September 10, 

 at the Marriott Key Center, Cleveland, 

 Ohio. The event was hosted by the 1 8 

 northeast Ohio communities, which 

 have participated in AIB since its 

 inception in 2002. 



AIB is a national campaign and 

 contest which promotes enhancing 

 communities through beautification. 

 In the friendly competition, 

 communities are matched by 

 population and evaluated on their 

 efforts related to floral displays, urban 

 forestry, landscaped areas, turf and 



groundcover, tidiness, environmental 

 awareness, heritage conservation 

 and community involvement. Judges 

 visited the communities this summer. 



Nearly 50 communities from all 

 regions of the country participated in 

 the fourth edition of AIB. AIB's 2005 

 population category winners are: 



Under 5,000 - Lewes, Delaware 



5,001 - 10,000 - Meredith, New 



Hampshire 



10,001 - 1 5,000 -Loveland, Ohio 



15,001 - 20,000 - Newburyport, 



Massachusetts 



20,001 - 50,000 - Hudson, Ohio 



50,001 - 100,000 - Kettering, 



Ohio 



100,001 - 300,000 - Rockford, 



Illinois 



300,001 or more - Grand Central 



Partnership, New York City, New 



York 



University Campus - Brigham 



Young University 

 Eight special awards were 

 presented to communities which 

 received high marks out of all 

 contestants in all population 

 categories. These include: 



Yoder Brothers Heritage 



WINTER 2005 



